Granddog with cancer
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Permalink Reply by Cindi & Twinkie on
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Go buddy, go! Its a blessing that he is letting you know right away that he is happy to frap another day. Losing the leg is just a hiccup on his happy road.
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Permalink Reply by Cyndy Glasscock on
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Our "animal" family members have obviously drawn the short straw if life is a game of chance. Although not a corgi , ( does being favorite chase victim to a corgi count for anything?), we were told a few days ago that my daughters 12 yr old cat has cancer too... Cleo the cat has carcinoma on the upper gum that has invaded the jaw bone. Our only treatment option is palliative - survival is projected in weeks, not even months. I need chocolate .... And red wine... Lots :-(
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Permalink Reply by Douglas Preston on
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It is so hard to love these creatures sometimes. They offer incredible love and companionship yet it's terribly difficult to realize how quickly they pass from our lives. I can't imagine losing Petey. In fact, I can't think of anything worse especially after a series of unexpected losses over the last two years. He got me through all of them in a way no person possibly could have. Just there, always there, always happy, never less than a beautiful little miracle.
My heart goes out to you and your daughter.
Preston
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Well, it has been a long few weeks here... Buddy is on his third and final chemo option. As previously posted, he did not tolerate the new drug they tried him on when the chest mets were found. He received a single dose of adriamycin at his February chemo visit. It made him so ill that we feared the chemo would be more than he could snap back from. He was seen on an emergency basis by our regular vet twice following that chemo visit. Given the nasty nature of that dose we were hopeful that it was strong enough to arrest his recently discovered chest mets- but, no such luck. In late March a repeat xray showed that one of the two mets grew by about 20% in 3 weeks. As of that visit Buddy had about 20% of that lung affected by the lung metastisis.
We opted to begin Buddy on palladia, which is an oral chemo that we administer at home every other day. It is the last good option to beat the tumors that appeared following the removal of the original osteoscarcoma that was Buddy's "root" cancer. SO far, so good- no illness side effects from this drug to date. This particular drug has been offered to oncology vets to utilize in canine trials specifically, even though the drug is meant for human treatment. This drug has been demonstrated to arrest and shrink tumors in tissue very effectively and rapidly. We will repeat Buddy's chest xray in 2 days- Holy Thursday. I am prayerfully hoping for our own miracle- that the palladia works! If the tumors arrest or shrink we repeat CBC and continue on the palladia. I just can not think of any other outcome... say your prayers and rub your lucky corgi bellies- Buddy needs all of the poitive canine energy the universe has! We will keep you posted. Thank you all for your support and kind words. Buddy still is chasing his squirrels and tennis balls- life is good ,even with only three legs.
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It's so heart wrenching to read this. I feel very badly for Buddy and your family. All I can do is pit us in your place and it's too much to consider. Petey and I do hope for the best. And, yes, his belly got scratched for you.
Preston and Pete
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Permalink Reply by Louise Kurtz on
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What Cyndy didn't say is that with all of this she found time to save a stray. While he isn't a Corgi he is smart enough to know help when he sees it. He appeared in the Publix parking lot a week ago Monday dirty and without a collar. She took him to animal control in an effort to find his owners. No one claimed him so she picked him up and is now "fostering" him. She got him to the vet for a rabies shot and has found him a place in a no kill shelter if she doesn't fit in their home.
I am working on an album for the pictures she has sent of her two corgis and "Dog". As of yesterday afternoon she was trying not to get too attached and so has refused to name him. HA! HA1
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Well, "Dog" behaved last night ( I think) . I did a house prowl and didn't find any pee marking. Maggie took up residence on her usual safe spot last night- the toilet !
Buddy also with his boy... Night one with another doggy went well. Now, how do I approach this when my husband returns home from a work trip on Friday?
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Well, GOOD NEWS finally! Buddy is responding well to the palladia for chemo. His larger tumor has stabilized- no growth, smaller tumor had shrunk!!! We are continuing palladia and will re- shoot X-rays in mid-May. Not sure if it was the positive Corgi mojo going on today or just the break we finally wanted... This was a great day also because my 13 yo son was with us and was able to hear the good news "live". Thank you all for your continuing good wishes and the positive support that you have shared. We will keep you posted!
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Well, you know the saying "no news is good news "? Hmmm, we haven't really had much to post since April. We are going to oncology vet next week for a repeatchest X-ray . We hope that the X-ray will show the chest mets Buddy has will have continued to shrink and respond to the palladia. We are experiencing a minor set back tonight though. Buddy saw our regular vet on Friday- he has developed a small pressure sore on his front "elbow" and he has a ugly groin area rash that is most likely a staph infection. We have Buddy getting a Lotrimin belly rub a few times a day on the rash so that it knocks back any yeasty visitors and then an oral dose of antibiotic for the suspected staph infection . His appetite is down a bit, but he will eat rice w broth and a bit of kibble in it. Say some prays and rub your corgi bellys with Buddy in mind. He needs to take chemo again tomorrow and that n
to get down on schedule. Need some more good corgi mojo for Thursdays oncology vet visit!
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Have all fingers and paws crossed here!
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Permalink Reply by Ellen Andersen on
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It's been a rollercoaster for me reading your posts, Cyndy....I can't even begin to imagine how it has been for you and your family. Buddy is truly blessed to have a family like yours. Thank you for including me (well, all of us) in Buddy's fight. It makes me feel like he's a part of my family, too.
Oh, major and many belly rubs x 3 in Buddy's name coming his way!
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Thank you for you kind post! It is a roller coster- but without a few dips and dives the highs aren't as much fun... Having our kids and the animal members in our family teach me that every day;-)
Buddy is "back" today. That spark and butt wiggle have returned ,so I am hopeful that the staph is responding to the antibiotics. We have our every-other-day dose of palladia at home tonight. I am just so relieved that Buddy is doing better before we have to do this round of chemo.
The reason I began sharing our trials and tribulations was because I realized most of what I found on the web in regard to this cancer just weren't very hopeful or uplifting. I hope other pet people will come to see that being afraid of the fight just isn't a good enough reason not to try... We do what we do because the circle of love in a family with fur never stops. If we accept the responsibility to bring these furry friends into a family,especially when kids are involved - we have to keep moving forward, even when it gets tough. We have no regrets and only optimistic hope at this stage! Life is good, corgis and kids make it even better!
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